CO 6112 414'IED C06112414IED U S Department of State Case No F-2016-01641 Doc No C06112414 Date 09 19 2017 CLASSI FI Fl CATI ON PaS e Page 1 of 1' o-F Fl ED UNCLASSI FI 4 4 RELEASE IN PART 1 4 8 B1 1 4 D 1 4 B B1 1 4 D From Sent To Subject SMART Archive 10 28 2015 3 32 32 PM SMART Core October Bonn Climate Change Negotiations Classified by Director A GIS IPS Dos DoS on 08 18 2017 DECONTROLLED DECONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSlflEP SBU Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL Reason 1 4 8 1 4 B 1 4 D 81 B1 Declassify on 10 27 2030 REVIEW AUTHORITY David Van Valkenburg Senior Reviewer MRN Date DTG From Action E O TAGS Captions Reference 15 STATE 123788 Oct 28 2015 281927Z OCT 15 SECSTATE WASHDC ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLECTIVE ROUTINE ROUTINE 13526 SENV KSCA ECON UNFCCC KGHG SENV KSCA EGON UNFCCC KGHG SENSITIVE A115 112082 A 15 STATE STATE 132oa2 B 15 STATE STATE 74418 74418 Cl 15 C 1§ STATE §TATE 26614 2§614 D Subject 14 STATE 145562 E 14 STATE STATE 76344 76344 October Bonn Climate Change Negotiations 1 SBU SUMMARY Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC met in Bonn Germany from October 19-23 2015 met for aa meeting of the Ad-hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action ADP which aims to finalize an international climate agreement at the Conference of the Parties COP meeting in Paris this December This was the last official negotiation session before the Paris meeting Talks got off to a rocky start when the G77 and China G77 - at the insistence of African countries -- initially refused to work off of the ADP co-chairs' proposed negotiating text unless it was edited to reflect preferred positions Much of the meeting was spent reinserting and then clarifying and reorganizing Parties' proposals in that revised negotiating text which we expect to serve as the basis for negotiations in Paris The resulting 33 page text is overlong and contains much du lication but is not far from where most duplication Parties assumed we would be in the penultimate meeting of the negotiations 1 4 0 1 4 D 81 B1 Posts are asked to watch fora for a demarche request that will likely be sent next week Please review the climate change communications package included in 15 STATE 50466 before then END SUMMARY Process Issues Hamper First Few Days 2 SBU The session got off to aa rocky start when a proposed negotiating text developed and put forward by the ADP cochairs Dan Reifsnyder of the U S and Ahmed Djoghlaf of Algeria on October 4th failed to gain acceptance as a basis for AGN -proposed negotiations Instead the G77 and China - driven by the African Group of Negotiators AGN -proposed to provide surgical insertions to the draft text to make it acceptable as a a basis for further negotiations In the process that followed most groups including our own negotiating bloc the Umbrella Group reinserted their preferred positions The resultant text once again contained the range of views among Parties CLASSI FI Fl CATI ON UNCLASSI FI Fl ED 4 4 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2016-01641 Doc No C06112414 Date 09 19 2017 Page 1 of o-F CO 6112 414 'IED C06112414IED U S Department Department of of State State Case Case No No F-2016-01641 F-2016-01641 Doc Doc No No C06112414 C06112414 Date Date 09 19 2017 09 19 2017 U S CLASSI FI Fl CATI CATI ON ON Page of 2' o-F 4 4 UNCLASSI FI Fl ED ED UNCLASSI 3 SBU For the next next several several days days Parties Parties then then considered considered the the revised revisedtext textininaahalf halfdozen dozen spin-off' spin-off'groups groupscovering coveringeach each of the main elements elements of of the the agreement agreement mitigation mitigation adaptation adaptation finance finance technology technology capacity capacitybuilding building transparency transparency and and the preambular and purpose purpose paragraphs paragraphs of ofthe the agreement agreement InInmost mostspin-off spin-offgroups groups discussions discussionsfocused focusedon on streamlining the text text and and clarifying clarifying options options in in order orderto to make makethe thetext textmore morenegotiable negotiable Very Verylittle littleformal formalsubstantive substantive discussion took place place though though informal informal discussions discussions among among Parties Parties continued continued to toshow showsigns signsof ofconvergence convergenceon onmost mostissues issues 1 4 0 1 4 D 81 B1 4 SBU Discussions Discussions on on climate climate finance finance were were hampered hampered by by We W e --- -- ---- ----- ------ ---- ---- --------- -- ----c --- ------ ----- ---' reaffirmed that we we are are in in no no way way walking walking away away from from our ourobligation obligation to toprovide provideclimate climatefinance financeunder underthe theConvention Conventionbut but that conversely we we are are not not able able to to accept accept new new legally-binding legally-binding obligations obligationsto toprovide provideclimate climatefinance finance quantitative quantitative finance targets individual individual or or collective collective or orthe the idea idea that thatclimate climatefinance finance will willcontinue continueto toscale scaleup upininperpetuity perpetuity 5 SBU On loss and damage damage aa critical critical issue issue for for island island states states Parties Partiescontinued continuedto toexplore explorepotential potentiallanding landingzones zonesbut but made no notable progress progress The The United United States States continued continued to towork workto tobuild buildsupport supportfor forour ourproposal proposalfor forthe theParis ParisCOP COP 11 decision to include include aa provision provision mandating mandating the the continuation continuation of ofthe the Warsaw Warsaw International International Mechanism Mechanism WIM WIM for forLoss Lossand and Damage which was established established in in 2013 2013 as as aa body body under underthe the current current UN UNFramework Framework Convention Convention on onClimate ClimateChange Change The The U S proposal is intended intended to to address address concerns concerns of ofislands islands and and others othersthat thatsome some Parties Partiesmay ma try t to tosunset sunsetthe theWIM WIMwhen whenititisis under review in 2016 2016 1 4 8 1 4 B 1 4 0 1 4 D 81 B1 6 SBU - - -together - - - -streamline - - - - - -clarify ---- -the - - - - - -texts - - - - -mitigation -------- Parties worked well well together to to streamline and and clarify the the parts partsof of the negotiating negotiating textscovering covering mitigation transparency transparency capacity building and and technology technology with with Brazil Brazil South South Africa Africa and and China China playing playing especially especiallyconstructive constructiveroles roles That Thatsaid said each each of those sections now now contains contains options options for for bifurcated bifurcated responsibilities responsibilities between between developed developedand anddeveloping developingcountries countries inserted by the AGN AGN and and the the Like Like Minded Minded Developing Developing Country Country LMDC LMDC group group which which includes includesChina China India Indiaand andSaudi Saudi Arabia among others others ItIt is is well well known known that that those those options options are are non-starters non-startersfor forthe theUnited UnitedStates States 1 4 0 1 4 D 81 B1 Output of of the the Session Session 7 SBU The output of of the the session session was was aa33 33 page page draft draft agreement agreement text textand and22 22page pagedraft draftdecision decisiontext text with withrelatively relativelyclear clear options but all Parties' Parties' positions positions -- including including many many highly highly objectionable objectionableto tothe theU S U S -- still stillincluded included While Whilenot notideal ideal this this situation is also not not surprising surprising as as climate climate negotiators negotiators tend tend not notto toconcede concede positions positionsof ofsignificance significanceuntil untilthe theCOP COP 8 SBU We can expect expect the the draft draft texts texts coming coming out out of ofthis this meeting meetingto tobe beused usedas asaabasis basisfor fornegotiations negotiationsininthe thefirst firstdays daysofof Paris While they are are considerably considerably longer longer than than the the draft drafttext text put putforward forward by bythe theco-chairs co-chairsatatthe thebeginning beginningofofthe thesession session they are also substantially substantially shorter shorter than than the the approximately approximately 80 80page pagetext textParties Partieshave haveworked workedon onuntil untilnow now and andwell wellover overa a hundred pages shorter shorter than than the the texts texts Parties Parties had had before before them them going goinginto intothe theCopenhagen Copenhagen Climate ClimateTalks Talksinin2009 2009 Enhancing pre-2020 pre-2020 Ambition Ambition 9 SBU On enhancing enhancing mitigation mitigation ambition ambition before before 2020 2020--the the period period before beforethe thenew newagreement agreementisistototake takeeffect effect-- Parties Parties continued to discuss discuss elements elements for for aadecision decision in in Paris Paris The The United UnitedStates Statesand and other otherdeveloped developedcountries countriessupported supportedthe the existing mandate of of Workstream Workstream 22 to to focus focus on on mitigation mitigation ambition ambition including includingfurthering furtheringthe thetechnical technicalexamination examinationprocess process to explore mitigation mitigation opportunities opportunities while while the th G-77 G-77 and and particularly particularly LMDCs LMDCs supported supportedbroadening broadeningWorkstream Workstream22toto include work on financial financial support support technology technology and and adaptation adaptation Parties Partiesagreed agreedto touse usethe thedraft drafttext textproduced producedininBonn Bonnasas the basis for negotiations negotiations in in Paris Paris Emergence ofG77 of G77 as s aa Unified Unified Bloc Bloc 10 SBU 10 SBU L__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___J CLASSI FI Fl CATI CATI ON ON Page 2 2 of 4 4 UNCLASSI UNCLASSI FI Fl ED ED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department Department of of State State Case Case No No F-2016-01641 F-2016-01641 Doc Doc No No C06112414 C06112414 Date Date 09 19 2017 09 19 2017 1 4 0 1 4 D 81 B1 CO 6112 414 ·IED C06112414IED U S Department Department of of State State Case Case No No F-2016-01641 F-2016-01641 Doc Doc No No C06112414 C06112414 Date Date 09 19 2017 09 19 2017 U S CLASSI FI Fl CATI CATI ON ON Page 3' 3' of of 4 4 UNCLASSI FI Fl ED ED UNCLASSI 1 4 0 1 4 D 81 B1 Process through Paris Paris Process through 12 SBU The COP COP Presidency Presidency is is hosting hosting aa pre-COP pre-COP meeting meeting to tobring bringtogether togetherministers ministersfrom from90 90countries countriesininParis Parisfrom from November 8-10 The The pre-COP pre-COP aims aims to to discuss discuss key key political political issues issues ininthe the Paris Parisagreement agreementprior priorto tonegotiations negotiationsbegin beginon on November 30 2015 2015 Further Further the the Turkish Turkish Presidency Presidency will will host hostthe theG20 G20Leaders' Leaders'Summit Summitfrom fromNovember November15 15-16 - 16 The TheG20 G20 aims to conclude the the Summit Summit with with practical practical outcomes outcomes on on priority priority areas areas including includingclimate climatechange changeand andclimate climatefinance finance I Status of of INDC INDC Submissions Submissions 13 U As of October October 28 28 2015 127 2015 127 countries countries and and the the EU EU representing representing its its28 28member memberStates States have haveformally formallysubmitted submitted IND Cs to the UNFCCC UNFCCC Most Most members members of ofthe the Major Major Economies Economies Forum Forum have havesubmitted submitted including includingthe theUnited UnitedStates States China China INDCs Russia Japan South South Korea Korea Canada Canada Mexico Mexico and and Australia Australia as ashave have aadiverse diversegroup groupof ofcountries countriesfrom fromCentral Centraland andSouth South Asia Oceania Oceania and and the the Middle Middle East East INDCs INDCs on onthe thetable tableaccount accountfor formore morethan than85% 85%ofofallallglobal global America Africa Asia greenhouse gas emissions emissions We We expect expect the the remaining remaining countries countries particularly particularlythe theoil-based oil-basedeconomies economiesininOPEC OPEC totocome come forward with INDCs INDCs before before Paris Paris If Needed Needed Talking Talking Points Points Note Note Demarche Demarche request request likely likelyto tobe besent sentnext nextweek week Ll D tl le recent recent climate climate talks talks in in Bonn Bonn made made less less progress progressthan thanwe wehad had hoped hopedthey theywould would we wethink thinkthe theoutcome outcome While the enables us to maintain maintain strong strong momentum momentum for for success success in in Paris Paris C draft agreement agreement and and decision decision texts texts coming coming out out of ofthe thesession session are areaastep stepforward forwardfrom fromprevious previousversions versions asas The draft they are significantly significantly shorter shorter and and more more negotiable negotiable D we continue continue to to be be concerned concerned with with the the pace pace of ofprogress progress we weare areencouraged encouragedthat thataanumber numberofofinformal informal While we conversations in in Bonn Bonn helped helped us us move move closer closer to to landing landing zones zones even evenififthat thatprogress progressisisnot notyet yetreflected reflectedininthe the texts In the weeks weeks before before Paris Paris we we will will continue continue to toengage engage with with Parties Partiesto todevelop developlanding landingzones zonesand andtotocontinue continuetoto advocate for an ambitious ambitious and and durable durable Agreement Agreement that that isisapplicable applicableto toall alland andreflective reflectiveof ofthe thespectrum spectrumofof Parties' circumstances circumstances and and capabilities capabilities L C Signature Signature Kerry Kerry Drafted By Cleared By Approved By By Approved Released By OES_EGC Camahan Kimberly Kimberly C C CLASSI FI Fl CATI CATI ON ON Page 3 3 of of 4 4 OES EGC Sanchez Lauren Lauren K K S SECC Talley Trigg Trigg OES_EGC Camahan Kimberly Kimberly C C UNCLASSI UNCLASSI FI Fl ED ED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department Department of of State State Case Case No No F-2016-01641 F-2016-01641 Doc Doc No No C06112414 C06112414 Date Date 09 19 2017 09 19 2017 CO 6112 414 'IED C06112414IED U S Department of State Case No F-2016-01641 Doc No C06112414 Date 09 19 2017 CLASSI FI Fl CATI ON Pag 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